She did not consider studying and reading as “work”. He states: “Men like to work.” (Lodge 126) Robyn seemed to be a little angry that the restaurant waiter thought she was a normal secretary who had gone out to dinner with her boss. Even if there wasn't that situation, she was put in the same category as women. “She was less amused by their waiter's obvious assumption that she herself was Wilcox's secretary, primed for seduction.” (Lodge 201) In conclusion, David Lodge managed to embody the concrete term of feminism. Through the character of Robyn Penrose, she creates a breakdown in the traditional Victorian image of women." “There are many things I wouldn't do. I wouldn't work in a factory. I wouldn't work in a bank. I wouldn't be a housewife. When I think about most people's lives, especially women's, I don't know how they can stand it. “Someone has to do those jobs,” Vic said. “That's what's so depressing.” '” (Lodge